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GLOBAL-2, 43812

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBAL-2, 43812 is a payload satellite owned by BlackSky Global (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 03 Dec 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

43812, 2018-099BG

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

BlackSky Global (US)

Manufacturer

LeoStella

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

BSKY, Unknown motor

Mass

55 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-03 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 GLOBAL-2
1 43812U 18099BG  26127.08217380  .00002234  00000-0  14733-3 0  9994
2 43812  97.3589 165.3053 0004261 305.1623  54.9206 15.08435379405715

Epoch: 2026-05-07T01:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T01:58:19.816Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-89.21068°

Altitude

542.362 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 01m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:35:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

540.907 km

Perigee altitude

535.013 km

Semi-major axis

6,916.097 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.3589°

RAAN

165.3053°

Arg. of periapsis

305.1623°

True anomaly

54.96057°

Mean anomaly

54.9206°

Eccentric anomaly

54.94058°

Mean motion

3.77356 °/min

Orbital period

95.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00014733

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GLOBAL-2 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-05-08 01:59:13.139Z	132.981° SE	2026-05-08 02:02:13.139Z	75.004° E	28.124°	2026-05-08 02:05:13.139Z	12.46° NNE
6 mins	2026-05-08 15:10:13.139Z	26.392° NE	2026-05-08 15:12:13.139Z	74.456° E	39.789°	2026-05-08 15:16:13.139Z	180.178° SSW

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GLOBAL-2, 43812

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T01:58:19.816Z)

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

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